Print cluster queues consist of two or more network print queues. Print cluster queues increase printing speed by allowing multiple printers attached to different print servers to process the same job. When documents are sent to a print cluster queue, the system divides the number of documents evenly among the print queues contained within the cluster. Document order is maintained among the print queues, so printed documents can be taken from each printer and stacked in the original order.
The actual cluster print queue does not have to be mapped on a workstation or server. However, each of the network print queues that are part of the cluster must be mapped on the server that will be doing the actual printing, just as normal network print queues must be mapped.
The Print Queue names shown above are examples. Your print queues may have different names. Print Queue names are determined in the configuration program.